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       Where to Eat and Drink

                                                Price Guide
                                                Prices are based on a three-course
                                                meal for one, with half a bottle of
                                                house wine, and all extra charges.
                                                      up to 50 złoty
                                                     50 to 75 złoty
                                                    over 75 złoty
                                                OLD QUARTER:
                                               Klezmer Hois     
                                               Jewish
                                               ul. Szeroka 6, 31-053
                                               Tel 12-411 12 45
                                               Dine at this characterful
                                               restaurant in the former Jewish
       Elegantly laid-out tables in the dining room at Wentzl, Krakow  quarter. On the menu is a range
                                               of Jewish-influenced dishes
                           FARTHER AFIELD:     featuring meat, fish, and fowl.
       Warsaw              Dom Polski     
                           Polish               OLD QUARTER: Marmolada  
       CITY CENTER: Cafe 6/12     ul. Francuska 11, 03-906  Italian/Polish
       Café          Map D4  Tel 22-616 24 32   ul. Grodzka 5, 31-006
       ul. Żurawia 6/12, 00-503  This restaurant serves some of   Tel 12-422 02 33
       Tel 22-622 53 33    the classiest fare in Poland. The   A winning blend of Polish classics
       Versatile café with a broad choice   menu is seasonal and often   and Italian-themed dishes is
       of light and main meals, ranging   features superb game dishes.  served in a candlelit interior
       from breakfast to salads and            bedecked with flowers.
       mains with an Oriental twist.  FARTHER AFIELD:
                           Sakana Sushi Bar     OLD QUARTER: Cyrano
       CITY CENTER:        Japanese            de Bergerac    
       Kompania Piwna     ul. Moliera 4/6, 00-076  French
       Polish        Map D2  Tel 22-826 59 58   ul. Sławkowska 26, 31-014
       ul. Podwale 25, 00-261  One of the best sushi restaurants   Tel 12-411 72 88
       Tel 22-635 63 14    in town, Sakana serves a range of   A world-class French restaurant
       An Old Town gem with a   Japanese classics to a fashion-  occupying elegant rooms,
       courtyard designed to resemble   conscious crowd.  Cyrano offers exquisite food
       a town square. Savor heaps of           and a huge list of wines. The
       meat and potatoes, served on   FARTHER AFIELD:    set lunches are excellent value.
       wooden boards.      Warszawa Wschodnia   
                           Polish/European      OLD QUARTER: Farina   
       CITY CENTER: Specjały   ul. Mińska 25, 01-999  Mediterranean
       Regionalne        Tel 22-870 29 18    ul. Św. Marka 16, 31-018
       Polish/East European   Map D4  Modern Polish-European cuisine   Tel 12-422 16 80
       ul. Nowy Świat 44, 00-363  served up in chic surroundings,   Farina is one of the best
       Tel 662-254 215     in a former factory in the Praga   seafood restaurants in town,
       Dishes based on folk recipes for   suburb. The menu changes daily   with Mediterranean-themed
       both food and alcohol (tinctures   according to what is fresh.  dishes served up in a homely
       and meads) are served in this cozy      room with wooden tables.
       restaurant with an open kitchen.
       CITY CENTER: Papaya     Krakow        DK Choice
       Asian         Map D4                     OLD QUARTER: Wentzl  
       ul. Foksal 16, 00-372  OLD QUARTER: Chimera     European
       Tel 22-826 11 99    Polish/Mediterranean   Rynek Główny 19, 31-008
       This upscale fusion restaurant on   ul. Św. Anny 3, 31-008  Tel 12-429 52 99
       a popular bar-and-restaurant   Tel 12-292 12 12   Opened by local merchant
       strip serves imaginative Oriental   Self-service restaurant offering    John Wentzl in 1792, this
       meat and seafood dishes in    a selection of mains and salads.   has been one of the best
       über-cool surroundings.  Vegetarians are well catered for.  restaurants in the city ever
                                                since. The high ceilings,
       FARTHER AFIELD:     OLD QUARTER: Zapiecek   polished oak floors, and
       India Curry       Pierogarnia         outstanding service provide a
       Indian              Polish               classy environment in which
       ul. Żurawia 22, 00-515  ul. Sławkowska 32, 31-014  to feast on a well-chosen
       Tel 22-438 93 50    Tel 12-422 74 95     blend of French and Central-
       An Indian restaurant that gets   This inexpensive restaurant   European fare. The wine list is
       everything right, with a varied   specializes in pierogi, the    extensive and the next-door
       menu of truly spicy food, plenty   typically Polish pastry parcels   Wentzl café serves superb
       of choices for vegetarians, and a   stuffed with a variety of savory   cakes as well as ice cream.
       tasteful, relaxing interior.  and sweet fillings.

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